You just came up with a great idea for a new electronic hardware product that you plan to manufacture, and you are wondering what the next step is? The answer at this stage is working on electronic product design and probably not searching … [Read more...]
Reliability Testing on Electronic Products in China: Don’t Skip It
We have worked with many companies that have designed an electronic product and had it manufactured in China, yet they tend to have a common blind spot: running reliability testing on electronic products. … [Read more...]
What Needs to Be Done Before Production Starts (PPAP)
If you are purchasing products that are quite standard for the manufacturer and if the processes involved are simple, you can do like most importers: approve pre-production samples, write down the specifications, issue a purchase order, and … [Read more...]
Safety and Regulation Requirements china – (Developing a New Product Series Part 14)
Many companies develop a new product but totally overlook the safety and regulatory requirements that will apply to that new product. We have pulled some information from different sources to give you an idea of what to look out for here in … [Read more...]
Design Review Iterations (New Product Development) – (Developing a New Product Series Part 10)
After building a prototype and subjecting it to functional tests, you will likely need to make revisions from both a functional standpoint in order to ensure the product actually meets the business goals as well as from a product … [Read more...]
What Products are Very Hard to Buy Outside China?
I have talked to importers who can only purchase their products in China, and other buyers who can't find anything they need in China. How is that possible?. Actually the situation is very different depending on the industry. I tried to … [Read more...]
How to Protect against Copies when you Manufacture in China
For certain types of products (electrical, plastic injection etc.) Chinese manufacturers are often the best source. Production can be performed with relatively high quality and a relatively low cost. However, one of China's major weaknesses … [Read more...]
Plastic Injection Molding Pilot Runs: What You Need To Know
Plastic injection molding pilot runs are used to optimize the tooling, processes, and designs to go into mass production with a minimum of risks of defects and other unwelcome issues when parts start getting made on a large scale. But what … [Read more...]
How To Manage Chemical Compliance: 8 Tips for Importers
We regularly provide advice to our clients so they know how to keep their products compliant. Recently the topic of restricted chemical substances came up a few times, and I thought I should put together all my general advice in one … [Read more...]
Electronic Component Selection: 18 Proven Steps
Is there a proven electronic component selection process that will help you get into manufacturing with a minimum of stress? Actually, yes, and it can be broken down into these 18 steps. Prefer listening to reading? Listen … [Read more...]